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M. Hankins Data-verified
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Assistant Professor
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16 h-index
136 pubs
985 cited
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M. Hankins, an Assistant Professor at Arkansas Tech University, investigates astrophysical phenomena, with a particular focus on transient events such as supernovae and novae. Their research utilizes observational data from various telescopes and surveys, including the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Recent publications detail the characterization of different supernova types, including hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae and Type Ia supernovae with circumstellar material. Hankins' work also explores the properties of dust shells around massive stars and the detection of optically missed novae. This research contributes to understanding stellar evolution, explosion mechanisms, and the rates of these energetic cosmic events. Additionally, Hankins is a Principal Investigator on a $2,000,000 NSF grant focused on social mobility through an Arkansas Tech program.
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- h-index: 16
- Publications: 136
- Citations: 985
Selected Publications
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JWST interferometric imaging reveals the dusty torus obscuring the supermassive black hole of Circinus galaxy (2026)
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Revealing the Accelerating Wind in the Inner Region of Colliding-wind Binary WR 112 (2025)
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An Automated Catalog of Long Period Variables using Infrared Lightcurves from Palomar Gattini-IR (2024)
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An Infrared Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars II—Spectroscopic Classifications and Implications for the Rate of Low-mass White Dwarf Mergers (2024)
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SOFIA/HAWC+ Far-infrared Polarimetric Large Area CMZ Exploration Survey. II. Detection of a Magnetized Dust Ring in the Galactic Center (2024)
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SOFIA/HAWC+ Far-Infrared Polarimetric Large Area CMZ Exploration Survey. I. General Results from the Pilot Program (2024)
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A First Look with JWST Aperture Masking Interferometry: Resolving Circumstellar Dust around the Wolf–Rayet Binary WR 137 beyond the Rayleigh Limit (2024)
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Modeling the Multiwavelength Evolution of the V960 Mon System (2023)
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From Dust to Nanodust: Resolving Circumstellar Dust from the Colliding-wind Binary Wolf-Rayet 140 (2023)
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A survey for variable young stars with small telescopes: VI – Analysis of the outbursting Be stars NSW 284, gaia 19eyy, and VES 263 (2023)
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The Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility Phase I Survey. I. Light Curves and Measurements (2023)
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A Systematic Study of Ia-CSM Supernovae from the ZTF Bright Transient Survey (2023)
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A Search for Relativistic Ejecta in a Sample of ZTF Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae (2023)
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Nested dust shells around the Wolf–Rayet binary WR 140 observed with JWST (2022)
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SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable (2022)
Federal Grants 1 $2,000,000 total
NSF
PI
Jul 2026 - Jun 2032
Collaboration Network
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M. M. Kasliwal
32 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Progenitor and Close-In Circumstellar Medium of Type II Supernova 2020fqv from High-Cadence Photometry and Ultra-Rapid UV Spectroscopy
- A Search for Relativistic Ejecta in a Sample of ZTF Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae
- Infrared spectropolarimetric detection of intrinsic polarization from a core-collapse supernova
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
Showing 5 of 32 shared publications
Ryan M. Lau
Community Science and Data Center (US)
29 shared publications
- Nested dust shells around the Wolf–Rayet binary WR 140 observed with JWST
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable
- From Dust to Nanodust: Resolving Circumstellar Dust from the Colliding-wind Binary Wolf-Rayet 140
Showing 5 of 29 shared publications
Kishalay De
27 shared publications
- Bright, Months-long Stellar Outbursts Announce the Explosion of Interaction-powered Supernovae
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- The Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility Phase I Survey. I. Light Curves and Measurements
- A Systematic Study of Ia-CSM Supernovae from the ZTF Bright Transient Survey
- Progenitor and Close-In Circumstellar Medium of Type II Supernova 2020fqv from High-Cadence Photometry and Ultra-Rapid UV Spectroscopy
Showing 5 of 27 shared publications
M. C. B. Ashley
21 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable
- Modeling the Multiwavelength Evolution of the V960 Mon System
- A Massive AGB Donor in Scutum X-1: Identification of the First Mira Variable in an X-Ray Binary
Showing 5 of 21 shared publications
Jamie Soon
21 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable
- A Massive AGB Donor in Scutum X-1: Identification of the First Mira Variable in an X-Ray Binary
- An Infrared Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars II—Spectroscopic Classifications and Implications for the Rate of Low-mass White Dwarf Mergers
Showing 5 of 21 shared publications
Anna Moore
20 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable
- A Massive AGB Donor in Scutum X-1: Identification of the First Mira Variable in an X-Ray Binary
- An Automated Catalog of Long Period Variables using Infrared Lightcurves from Palomar Gattini-IR
Showing 5 of 20 shared publications
Tony Travouillon
19 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable
- A Massive AGB Donor in Scutum X-1: Identification of the First Mira Variable in an X-Ray Binary
- An Infrared Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars II—Spectroscopic Classifications and Implications for the Rate of Low-mass White Dwarf Mergers
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
J. Jencson
16 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- A Systematic Study of Ia-CSM Supernovae from the ZTF Bright Transient Survey
- A Search for Relativistic Ejecta in a Sample of ZTF Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
Roberto Soria
16 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable
- A Massive AGB Donor in Scutum X-1: Identification of the First Mira Variable in an X-Ray Binary
- An Infrared Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars II—Spectroscopic Classifications and Implications for the Rate of Low-mass White Dwarf Mergers
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
Viraj Karambelkar
15 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable
- An Infrared Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars II—Spectroscopic Classifications and Implications for the Rate of Low-mass White Dwarf Mergers
- An Automated Catalog of Long Period Variables using Infrared Lightcurves from Palomar Gattini-IR
Showing 5 of 15 shared publications
E. O. Ofek
Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)
13 shared publications
- Bright, Months-long Stellar Outbursts Announce the Explosion of Interaction-powered Supernovae
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- An Infrared Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars II—Spectroscopic Classifications and Implications for the Rate of Low-mass White Dwarf Mergers
- Second Timescale Photometry of the Very Fast Nova V1674 Her with Palomar Gattini-IR
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Samaporn Tinyanont
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (TH)
13 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Progenitor and Close-In Circumstellar Medium of Type II Supernova 2020fqv from High-Cadence Photometry and Ultra-Rapid UV Spectroscopy
- Infrared spectropolarimetric detection of intrinsic polarization from a core-collapse supernova
- Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR
- From Dust to Nanodust: Resolving Circumstellar Dust from the Colliding-wind Binary Wolf-Rayet 140
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
A. F. J. Moffat
Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
9 shared publications
- Nested dust shells around the Wolf–Rayet binary WR 140 observed with JWST
- From Dust to Nanodust: Resolving Circumstellar Dust from the Colliding-wind Binary Wolf-Rayet 140
- A First Look with JWST Aperture Masking Interferometry: Resolving Circumstellar Dust around the Wolf–Rayet Binary WR 137 beyond the Rayleigh Limit
- Dynamic Imprints of Colliding-wind Dust Formation from WR 140
- Carbon-rich Dust Injected into the Interstellar Medium by Galactic WC Binaries Survives for Hundreds of Years
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
J. L. Sokoloski
8 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Palomar Gattini-IR identification of a likely highly reddened infrared transient counterpart to SRG J181414.6-225604 = SRGe J181415.1-225617
- Palomar Gattini-IR confirmation of a highly reddened Galactic nova PGIR20fbe/Gaia19buy/AT2019flb missed in 2019
- Spectroscopic classification of PGIR21fjn/AT2021kgk as a fast He/N nova with IRTF + SpeX
- Palomar Gattini-IR classification of a new highly reddened symbiotic star in outburst
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
M. Sharma
8 shared publications
- A Population of Heavily Reddened, Optically Missed Novae from Palomar Gattini-IR: Constraints on the Galactic Nova Rate
- Palomar Gattini-IR identification of a likely highly reddened infrared transient counterpart to SRG J181414.6-225604 = SRGe J181415.1-225617
- Palomar Gattini-IR confirmation of a highly reddened Galactic nova PGIR20fbe/Gaia19buy/AT2019flb missed in 2019
- Spectroscopic classification of PGIR21fjn/AT2021kgk as a fast He/N nova with IRTF + SpeX
- Palomar Gattini-IR classification of a new highly reddened symbiotic star in outburst
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications